iWork 09 For Dummies [Paperback]

Jesse Feiler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470433728 | ISBN-13: 978-0470433720 | Publication Date: May 11, 2009 | Edition: 1

Dress up office documents the Apple way with iWork '09 and this friendly guide

If you're a Mac lover and want to explore life outside of that "other productivity suite," here's your chance to dress up your docs with Apple's iWork '09 and this easy-to-follow guide from Mac technology expert, Jesse Feiler. He draws on 20 years of experience with Apple software to share his secrets of producing fun and creative files using Apple iWork '09.

Explore iWork's word processing software, called Pages, and start cranking out text that not only reads well, it looks great. Add style to your spreadsheets with Numbers. And produce dazzling presentations with Keynote--all of it with iWork's special bells and whistles that will give your everyday documents extra Apple style. Discover how to:

• Use this creative office productivity suite for your Mac
• Harness the creative possibilities of iWork for home or office
• Write text documents that look great, too
• Crunch numbers and build spreadsheets that look great with Numbers
• Easily build presentations that include multimedia and more

Why work when you can iWork with this great guide-and have some fun, too!

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From the Back Cover

Be productive the Mac way! Discover the creative possibilities of iWork '09

Not only can you do the same things with iWork that you can with that "other" suite of office productivity tools, but you can spend less and be more creative too. Here's how to start creating slick-looking documents and page layouts with Pages, knockout charts and reports with Numbers, and presentations with polish using Keynote. Why settle for less?

• Get down to work — find your way around iWork and discover how the tools let you work more efficiently

• Do it and reuse it — take advantage of iWork functionality such as themes and templates that you can customize and reuse

• Turn the Pages — work with Pages templates, set preferences, and create templates of your own

• Dress up your documents — see how Pages combines word processing with design capabilities for great layouts

• It's on the table — take advantage of tables in Numbers to make spreadsheets more visually appealing

• Chart it — display data in charts that communicate

• Capture their attention — choose from among Keynote's themes to create visually stunning presentations

• Finishing touches — add video and sound to your Keynote presentation

Open the book and find:

• Shortcut menus and commands

• How to manage and customize the iWork toolbar

• Tips for working with the Inspectors

• How to make the most of tables and formulas

• How to work with ready-made templates that you can modify

• Cool ways to dress up Keynote presentations

• Ways to automate your work with AppleScript and Automator

• What you can do with iWork.com

• How to use Keynote's multiscreen Presenter Display

About the Author

Jesse Feiler has specialized in Apple technology for 20 years. As a developer, he has worked with Xcode and Cocoa; as an author, speaker, and consultant, he shares his expertise in a wide variety of Apple software. He maintains a blog at www.northcountryconsulting.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470433728
• ISBN-13: 978-0470433720
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Software developer and author specializing in new technologies, Mac OS X, and FileMaker. Consulting through North Country Consulting focuses on small business and non-profits, helping them use new technologies to manage their operations in retail, production, contact management, and planning.

Active in the non-profit world, treasurer of HB Studio and HB Playwrights Foundation, past-president of Mid-Hudson Library System. Interested in non-profit governance, specializing in trustee training seminars.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars iWork for Dummies, April 11, 2010

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Very straight forward and readable. Much easier to follow than the more technical texts. Does not assume one already knows a lot about the subject.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Did not include the info I was looking for, April 16, 2010

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I have bought a number of Dummies books and found them helpful. iWork 09 for Dummies was a disappointment. It did not include answers to specific tasks I am trying to do. I have used Microsoft Office for years and I'm trying to switch to iWork and thought this book would guide me along the way.

4.0 out of 5 stars A little complicated, November 7, 2011

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To be honest,I find it quite hard to learn on what to do.I must be dumber then Dummies! Depressing....hope I get used to it!